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#262 – THE FUTURE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT IS BUSINESS SUCCESS – TOM TAORMINA

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In 1989, I was handed a copy of ISO 9001:1987 by my employer with the direction to find out what it was all about. Our company was headquartered in Europe, and we would be compelled to implement the standard straightaway.

My first reaction was that I wished it had been published 20 years earlier when I was operating under the burdensome military specification MIL-Q-9858A. ISO 9001 was very straightforward and written so that virtually any organization could use is as the foundation for an effective quality management system. Continue reading →

#262 – WHY RELIABILITY NEEDS RISK MANAGEMENT TO SUCCEED – JOHN AYERS –

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Most of my career was spent with the Department of Defense (DOD) industry. The many programs I worked on included a fairly difficult reliability requirement. I was taught that reliability is designed into a system. I learned that verifying a reliability requirement was done by analysis. But for the system reliability to succeed, you need to consider the manufacturing and installation of the system. This is when risk management comes into play to ensure system reliability requirements succeed. This paper explains why. Continue reading →

#261 – HOW THE TYPE OF CONTRACT AFFECTS PROJECT RISK – JOHN AYERS

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WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CONTRACTS?

Table 1 lists the various types of contracts and comments as to the salient features of them.  The type of contract awarded is based on a number of factors including considerations such as: complexity of project requirements; uncertainty of scope; party assuming unexpected cost risk; need for predictable project costs; and period of performance.  Continue reading →

#261 – MAKING RISK MANAGEMENT LESS RISKY WITH ANTICIPATION – DANIEL BURRUS

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One of the central principles of the Anticipatory Organization Model is to move beyond the idea of mere competition. By that, I mean going past the idea of measuring your organization’s success and performance against others. Instead, set your own standards through transformational planning and ongoing innovation. In so doing, by being anticipatory you redefine the concept of risk management. Continue reading →

#261 – DOES EXERCISE MAKE YOU SMARTER AND STRONGER? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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There is an overwhelming mountain of evidence to support the proposition that exercise is good for you. You can build strength and endurance with strenuous exercise. Depending on what you want the exercise to do for you, one form of exercise may be better than another.

For example, if your goal is to have the body of a Greek god or Mr. Universe contest winner, you will probably need to hit the gym for a couple of hours at least three times a week, working with the free weights, bar bells, and Nautilus machines. Continue reading →